Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-04

condolences. NE subject Of going hons
"whsrs havs you taken rooms DEAR"
Nm. Raadall asked; ''or shall you 10
Rooms. Srisl tho BRIDEGROOM;
shall you NOT return to your own
my own house9 I have no house.
Jos." for suddenly the truth flashed
upon her; "did you think I had money /?
I thought every ono know that I was
MAude's pensionsF. ''Oh," and her
faos grew very pale, what . fool /
have beenl thought you loved me?"
"You we're no fool 10 thinking that, Z"
was the quick reply, ~ her hu sband
pat bis arm around her; Il do love you
1 did think the position reversed, and
that Mauds depended on you; but never
doubt my love II 1t WAS not very
ard ent when ! proposed to you, Il
gre VS. strcr ger every day that We spend
together"
"But y0u thought NO wealthy
"A humiliating fact I cannot deny -
and then In sudden outburst Of conii
denos, Mr.. Randall told his wife the
whole truth, dwelling somewhat longer
upon his business attempts and Per.
plsxities, than on the hope he had en-.
tertainod Of . future life Of luxurious
idlepess.
When he had 6nished, his wife spoke
"You may not like TO hear my fathers
opinion OF me. J0e, though he meant II
to be . com plimentary ona. He always
said should have bsen Q man, for I
had . true busin. 10 head. For ten
years before he died he WAS parsly Cd
and I was the actual head Of his bust.
ness, the weaving Of carpets, In W.
He left mo competency, which Wa
stolen from me by dishonest trustee;
and / should have taken up some occu
patton 70 gain my own living. had moi
Maude been left m orphan, and I'm
plcred me to live with her.
ut WAS scarcely life Of dependence,
for she needed me, and her lavish gift
IT clothing and iewelry I accepted In
the place Of the salary any one else In
my place must have been paid. l was
housekeeper and chaperon, and we were
very happy; but never dreamed that
Was supposed to own her wealth.
Nov ligten TO my proposition: The
factory my father controlled Is closed
but / sm an old friend Of the owner
who carried on the business for q short
time after my father died, and found
his ignorance of the details swept away
all hts profits. I will introduce you Il
him, and the sale of my diamonds will
give us sufficient capital for a modes,
start. You will be nominally no stt r
rs my father was, until you conquer Al
the iDtricacles OF the business, gain oul
old customers, and can carry on tn
| whole without ary assistance. Unit
then, let me direct and teach you, %
helped my father. When you are .
rich man"-and here Mrs. Randall,
eyes grew dim with tender feeling
you can buy me some more dia
monds"
1t was not . matter for hasty decision
Mr.. Randall, femem bering his failures
WAS doubtful Of his own ability, bu
his wife had her way, and before thei
welded life was six months old, Mr.
Randall was engaged In his new bust
ness.
| Squared on by an honest shame tina
q woman had . bet or business hea,
than his own, he did what he had neve
done before-threw his whole soul int
his business, ard WAS amazed himsel
to dnd how very rapidly he learned t
guide It,
Every day filed his heart with deepe
love for the noble woman who was Al
true and faithful q helpmate to him
who. with ell the knowl edge he lacked
never let one clerk or employee CUES
her real position.
At home, in the evening, she Shove,
him the result Of her days correspon
ldence or bookkeeping. and gave hin
clear instructions for the next day
work. And he, learning all quickly
had sufficient sense to let her coptro
the entire business, until she herse.i
after two years Of faithful work, said
"You can do without me now. dear.
resign"
They had lived very economically ii
those two years. Mrs. Randall govern
lag the small house and one servant q
efficiently as sho controlled her niece
grand mansien or the affairs Of the fac
tory.
But ambition once reused In Jose d,
Randall, he resolved 10 give hts wife
home as handsome ~ she had left TO
love Of him. Dsprivlng her of no com
fort he could affori 10 give her, he de
MED himself all extravagances that ha,
become second nature
u
WAS reduced to respeotaUility, ignoriDI
the many changes Of fashion, ridinI
was exchanged for an occasional dIiv
with Mrs. Randall, ond year by yea
Joseph Randall. saw his business in
| crease, his bank account enlarge, until
he was aster of q f1ourishine business
and Of the magnificent home wher
Mrs. Randall had en- ployed me to pain
the panels Of the bed room doors.
| And ss years robtsd the devoted wifi
lof her strength and ths nobs beauty O
middle life, they TOOK nothing from tn,
love Of q husband, who knew that tC
her he owed all his prosperity. 81,
rea' iztd fully the life of indolent lux
ury hs would have led, and contrastet
1t with the useful one to which she had
guided him.
A Kind maeter, tho families Of his
work-people knew they had always q
friend In she head OF the vAss establish
meBt 10 which the husband and father
toiled.
Without children. both MIR. and Mrs.
Randall extended their charities far
and wide, and when gratitude met
them. Joseph Randall said:
"The thank are yours, dear. But for
you should be that dreadful object,
an aimless, indolent man OF fashion,
what IN drys gone by they called IAN
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